Cycloheptanol

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Structural formula
Structural formula of cycloheptanol
General
Surname Cycloheptanol
other names

Hydroxycycloheptane

Molecular formula C 7 H 14 O
Brief description

colorless liquid

External identifiers / databases
CAS number 502-41-0
EC number 207-936-0
ECHA InfoCard 100.007.215
PubChem 10399
Wikidata Q20054513
properties
Molar mass 114.19 g mol −1
Physical state

liquid

density

0.96 g cm −3

Melting point

7 ° C

boiling point

185 ° C

solubility
  • practically insoluble in water
  • soluble in ethanol
Refractive index

1.477 (20 ° C)

safety instructions
GHS labeling of hazardous substances
02 - Highly / extremely flammable

Caution

H and P phrases H: 226
P: no P-phrases
As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions . Refractive index: Na-D line , 20 ° C

Cycloheptanol is a chemical compound from the group of cycloalkanols .

Extraction and presentation

Cycloheptanol can be obtained from aminomethylcyclohexane by ring expansion using the Demjanow rearrangement . It is also possible to prepare by reducing cycloheptanone with hydrogen .

properties

Cycloheptanol is a colorless oily flammable liquid that is practically insoluble in water.

safety instructions

The vapors of cycloheptanol can form an explosive mixture with air ( flash point 60 ° C).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Entry for CAS no. 502-41-0 in the GESTIS substance database of the IFA , accessed on May 2, 2015(JavaScript required) .
  2. ↑ a b William M. Haynes: CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 95th Edition: . CRC Press, 2014, ISBN 978-1-4822-0868-9 , pp. 3–113 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  3. ↑ a b Data sheet Cycloheptanol, 97% from Sigma-Aldrich , accessed on May 2, 2015 ( PDF ).
  4. ↑ Eberhard Breitmaier, Günther Jung: Organic Chemistry, 7th complete revision. u. exp. Edition 2012: Basics, compound classes, reactions, concepts, molecular structure, natural substances, synthesis planning, sustainability . Georg Thieme Verlag, 2014, ISBN 978-3-13-159987-2 , p. 117 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  5. ^ Robert J. Ouellette, J. David Rawn: Organic Chemistry: Structure, Mechanism, and Synthesis . Elsevier, 2014, ISBN 978-0-12-801082-2 , pp. 514 ( limited preview in Google Book search).